With flawless construction and impeccable detail, Germinal chronicles the conflicts, lusts, and depr... more

Originally written for Dickens weekly magazine, Household Words, this short novel follows the fate ... more

Originally written for Dickens weekly magazine, Household Words, this short novel follows the fate ... more

This is the story of an artist who was willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of art. Charles ... more

Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrec... more

Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrec... more

This book, as much a work of history as a biography, is a masterful reconstruction of the life and i... more

Viewed as too libelous to print in England until 1968, the title essay in this collection reveals th... more

Set in the Parisian underworld of the early nineteenth century, Les Mis rables follows the adventure... more

Set in the Parisian underworld of the early nineteenth century, Les Miserables follows the adventure... more

Orwell s own experiences inspire this semi-autobiographical novel about a penniless man living in Pa... more

In 1936, George Orwell went to Spain to report on the civil war and instead joined the POUM militia ... more

This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers--and men--in all of histor... more

This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers--and men--in all of histor... more

would make him mad. Naomi Frederick and Paul Ready are Viola and Orsino in his sparkling BBC Radio 3 production....... more

This rare treat for the nature lover is a special collection of over forty bird songs and the belove... more

Fifteen years after the fallout of a massive energy crisis, steadfast homesteaders in rural Maine sl... more

This rare treat for the nature lover is a special collection of over forty bird songs and the belove... more